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C-USA Tournament Odds 2022 Odds, Picks, and Preview: Mean Green Favored To Repeat

Robert Duff

by Robert Duff in College Basketball

Updated Mar 7, 2022 · 8:54 PM PST

North Texas guard Tylor Perry fighting for the ball with Kansas' Mitch Lightfoot
Kansas forward Mitch Lightfoot and North Texas guard Tylor Perry, right, fight for the ball during the second half of a NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Jacob M. Langston)
  • The North Texas Mean Green are the +170 favorites to win the C-USA men’s basketball tournament
  • North Texas are defending C-USA tourney champions
  • Seven different schools have won the title since 2013

The North Texas Mean Green were dominant in C-USA play this season. They won the C-USA Tournament last season, and the Mean Green are expected to do so yet again this year.

North Texas were 16-2 in conference play this season and are set as the +170 betting choice to win the C-USA Tournament. The Mean Green are 5-2 against the spread over their past seven games.

2022 C-USA Tournament Odds

School Odds
North Texas +170
UAB +200
Middle Tennessee +600
Louisiana Tech +900
Western Kentucky +1000
Florida Atlantic +2000
Old Dominion +5000
Charlotte +5000
UTEP +5000
Rice +10000
Marshall +12500
FIU +12500
Southern Miss +20000
UTSA +20000

Odds as of March 7th at Caesars Sportsbook.

 

This year’s C-USA championship features all 14 teams and begins Tuesday, March 8 at Ford Center at The Star. The championship game is set for 7:30pm ET on Saturday, March 12 and will be broadcast by the CBS Sports Network.

A Mean Green Dribbling Machine

Last season, North Texas won the C-USA tourney as the #3 seed in the West. The Mean Green knocked off both #1 seeds – Louisiana Tech (West) and Western Kentucky (East). They went on to upset Purdue in the opening round of March Madness, despite being a #13 seed in the NCAA Tournament odds.

This time around, the Mean Green are the team to beat. North Texas enters as the top seed from the West. The Mean Green own a C-USA-best conference record of 16-2.

Balance is the name of the game for North Texas. The Mean Green list five players scoring on average in double digits this season. They’re paced by junior guard Tylor Perry. The C-USA Sixth Player of the Year, Perry is averaging 13.7 points per game. The 2021 NJCAA D1 National Tournament MVP, Perry has 21 double-digit scoring efforts in his first season with the Mean Green. Perry also shoots 43% from beyond the arc.

SBD’s March Madness Bracket is projecting North Texas to be the #9 seed in the Midwest. No C-USA school is given a betting line in the Final Four odds. The Mean Green are the #1 defensive team in C-USA, allowing  just 55.61 points per game.

UAB Worth A Look

The Blazers are one of the two schools to win a C-USA game from North Texas this season. They beat the Mean Green 69-63 on Jan. 6.

UAB (24-7) is led by junior guard Jordan Walker, the C-USA Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Walker led the league in scoring averaging 21.6 points. He also led in assists with 5.33 per night during C-USA action. His 3.37 made 3-point field goals per game are also #1 in the conference.

The Blazers are the #1 scoring offense in C-USA (79.7 ppg) and the #2 scoring defense (65.06 ppg). Their scoring margin of +14.90 also tops the conference, as does their 9.81 steals and 5.19 turnover margin per game. Senior guard Quan Jackson leads C-USA in steals per game (2.42).

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Bulldogs Could Show Prowess

The West is the best of C-USA this season. Louisiana Tech finished third in that side of the conference. All six of the Bulldogs’ losses came against schools with above-.500 conference records. They’re one of just four C-USA schools with a winning road record this season.

The Bulldogs lead C-USA in assist/turnover ratio (1.31). Freshman forward Kenneth Lofton Jr is averaging a double-double this season with 16.38 ppg and 10.52 rebounds per game. The latter total is leading the conference. He’s the only player in the conference to rank in the top five in both categories. Lofton is leading C-USA in offensive (3.31) and defensive (7.21) rebounds.

C-USA Tournament Belongs To Mean Green

UAB is carrying a conference-best four-game winning streak into the C-USA Tournament. However, North Texas is 15-1 over the past 16 games.

The Mean Green are ranked 19th in adjusted defensive efficiency (92.3) by KanPom. They’re seventh in the nation in 3-point field goal defense (28.0%).

Pick: North Texas (+170)

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